ZEUS, THE KING OF THE GODS Zeus is one of the most ancient gods of the world. His name can be found in other Indo-European nations, except the Greek. Some of those nations are the Indians, the Ombrius and the Latinos. So he must be worshiped at least from 3000 BC. He was brought in Greece around 2000 BC, from the settlers who came from northern then Greece countries. His name must come from the root word div- that means sky. The expression Zefs patir (father Zeus), that Greeks used to refer to him, accords exactly to the name Diespiter (Jupiter) that Romans used for him, Jupater for the Ombrius and Dyaous Pitar of the ancient Indians. He was the ruler of all Greek Gods, and father to most of them. He was god protector of the kings, that is why he was also called Zefs Megistos (Zeus the greatest) and Zeus Aristos (Zeus ....

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